New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Chairman of Coal India Limited to create a supernumerary post for a woman who was denied employment despite qualifying for an interview in 2016, solely due to her multiple disabilities.
A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan passed the order in favour of the appellant, Sujata Bora, while clarifying that the decision was made in the peculiar facts of the case and should not be treated as a precedent.
The Court noted that the vacancy advertisement issued by Coal India did not mention multiple disabilities. As a result, Sujata Bora had applied under the visually handicapped category.
Although she qualified for the interview and appeared for docum...